The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL.


noon.
The Custom House closed at noon yes
terday.
The total receipts of Saturdays minstrel
entertainment were 1925.
Mr.. Justice Bickerton will preside at
Chambers during this week.
The Kinau, Likelike and Mikahala sail
to-day for their respective ports.
Ali the vessels in the harbor were flying
their flags at half-mast yesterday
Messrs. G. Greenzweig & Co. have a
special notice in another column.
house and lot situate on the plains are
advertised for sale in another column.
The British bark Glengaber, with its
jolly Captain, sails for San Francisco to-
morrow.
The entries for the races June 10th and
11Uh close next Monday at noon with Mr..
c. o. Berger
One hundred Chinese will leave for
Hengkong tomorrow by the barkentine
Hattie n. Bangs.
Application for money orders per steam
ship Alameda will be received at the Post
office up to p. IN. Thursday.
California produce will be received by the
Australia by H. E. Mcintyre & Brothers,
corner of King and Fort streets.
Mr.. Lewis ]. Levey will sell five yoke
working oxen and bullock cart, yokes
and chains, in front of his salesroom at
noon to-day.
By the Australia Lewis & Co will receive
their usual consignment from California Of
fruits, fish and vegetables on ice. Leave
your orders early.
His Majestys Vice Chamberlain pub
fishes "By Authority" notice in another
column, changing the hours of opening
his Office for business.
We are glad to see Mr.. John H. Reist
Second Clerk of the Supreme Court, out
again after a rather severe illness. He
still bears. traces of it.
Do not forget that Davis & Wilder's store
is the place to visit after the arrival of the
Australia if you wish fresh California
fruits and vegetables.
The picture of the New Lake, recently
purchased from Mr.. Tavernier by Mrs. j.
G. Dickson, has been presented by the lat
ter lady to DIR. J. S. McGrew.
John T. Brown has been appointed Com
missioner of Private Ways and Water
Rights for the District of Hilo Island of
Hawaii, vice j Nawahi, resigned.
The box plan for the performance on
Thursday night by the Honolulu Amateur
Minstrels opens at o'clock this morning,
at the office of J E. Brown & Co., Mer-
chant street.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral, on
Whitsunday the sacrament of baptism
was administered to eight children and ten
adults The sacrament of confirmation
was administered to forty candidates.
Decoration Day was observed by "Holy
Moses" Some one had tied straw bottle
envelope to the rear part of his coat, and
he marched unconsciously through the
town with it, causing much amusement.
The Rev. Alexander Macintosh begs to
remind the ladies engaged in making col
lections for st. Andrews Cathedral Build
ing Fund, that their collections will be re-
ceived by to-day or tomorrow at the
latest.
The Minister of the Interior gives notice
that Saturday, the 18th day of June, the
commemoration of the birthday of Kane
hameha l., will be observed as public
holiday, and all Government offices
throughout the Kingdom will be closed.
A meeting of st. Peters Guild will be
held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the St.
Andrews Cathedral Sunday-school room.
A paper will be read by Mr.. V. H. Kitcat
on {" Church Building its History and
Teaching" a general invitation is ex-
tended.
Officer Hopkins paid visit to the Kapi-
olani Bath House last night, and found a
married native woman locked up in one
of the rooms. A warrant had been out
for the past two weeks for her arrest for
deserving her husband. She was locked up
at the Station House.